Quote Originally Posted by TheDeeDon View Post
How far out of the picture is Polvara if he isn't getting game time? Him on for Ante would have been the logical sub at that point and kept our shape at the back, which was key. Jensen for me should only be at LB if nobody else available. Could have swapped Jensen for Ante and Devlin at RB.
Yes either of these seemed more ‘logical’ to me too, guess he wanted Shinnies drive in there as we were increasingly passive that second half. Yet ironically Shinnie/Clarkson just isn’t as effective as Palaversa/Clarkson IMO as well as the aforementioned unnecessary mucking about at the back.

I’ve not saw mention of Mackenzie anywhere BTW - was he injured or just dropped altogether?

Given how JT seems to like to include everyone (unlike the likes of Goodwin who seemed to ice certain players) it is odd how little time Polvara has had. I don’t think he’s even come off the bench since he’s been fit again? He’s barely played under JT at all.

I only just learned that Dante is only a couple months younger than Palaversa, yet I think of him as a young player and Palaversa as an experienced one. Didn’t realise Palaversa only turned 25 last week. Thought he was a few years older than that.